held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no progress
took keen hold, held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
behind, pushed along over 3f out, came wide entering straight, good headway inside final furlong, hung right towards finish, finished well
led, clear after 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, no impression after
Bartercard is the selection for this moderate affair with Steig and Cap St Jean put up as the dangers. Stef Liddiard's charge won a similar event over seven furlongs at Salisbury and while it was disappointing that he put up a no show at Kempton, if back to anything like his best form, he has to be the percentage call. Steig is a far from easy ride. James Doyle was able to persuade him to victory at Brighton and Jim Crowley will deputise today. Cap St Jean was a frustrating sort when trained by Geoff Wragg. He is probably at his best trip on this occasion and Reg Hollinshead's team appear to be running respectably at present. Casablanca Minx's form looks to have tailed off badly of late. The all-weather specialist has won twice on the turf but hasn't shown enough for our liking. The Jailer is likely to try and run from the gun. Sistos Fascination looked above average for this level when scoring at Kempton but was disappointing at Leicester. Ten To The Dozen and Follow The Buzz are hard to fancy. A bad race in which Bartercard can only be offered up to the most minimal of stakes.
Steig (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Chased leaders until weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 12l behind Manchurian (9-2) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Bartercard (USA) 20-1 (9-9) Last and always struggling, last of 13, 31l behind Totally Focussed (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.
Cap St Jean (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Steadied start, took keen hold early, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon carried slightly left, stayed on inside final furlong, no danger, 4th of 12, 8l behind Choreography (9-5) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) frm in Jun.
Ten To The Dozen 16-1 (8-11) Chased leaders until weakened 2f out, last of 14, 26l behind Isphahan (9-0) at Salisbury 7f hcp 0-65 (6) frm in Jun.
Casablanca Minx (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Never near to challenge, 9th of 14, 4l behind Maybe I Will (9-0) at Bath 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
The Jailer 11-2 (8-1) Led and set good pace, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Perfect Treasure (9-6) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Sistos Fascination 13-2 (9-1) Held up, ridden and hung right over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 6l behind Nikolaievich (9-0) at Leicester 7f 3yo clm (6) gf in May.
Follow The Buzz 100-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, behind from halfway, last of 10, 48l behind Boundless Prospect (8-9) at Leicester 1m 2f clm (5) gd in Jun.
